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He was a younger son of Heinrich I, Count in the Pegnitz and an unnamed daughter of Kuno I, Count of Altdorf. He was appointed Vogt of Freising. A document from 1073 calls him Comes de Skyrun, i.e. Count of Scheyern. Otto I died 4 December 1072 while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
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1020
| 1020 • The city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is founded. |
1072
Dec 4
Age: 53y
| 1072 • The Song Dynasty Chinese polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo is appointed as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, where he begins his groundbreaking work with the colleague Wei Pu on accurately plotting the orbital paths of the stars, planets, and moon three times a night for a continuum of five years. |